Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has directed his newly appointed commissioners and top government officials to always wear the ‘Asiwaju Mandate Cap’ as a show of loyalty to President Bola Tinubu, warning that any commissioner who fails to comply will face sanctions. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony of commissioners, agency board members, and commission…
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, said he suspended the signing of Certificates of Occupancy to property owners because of the alleged possession of about 14,000 hectares of land by a 17-year-old. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Governor said this during an audience with members of the Shift Najia Initiative, a Non-governmental organisation in Benin…
The Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Agun Gbenga, is reported to have slumped and died at a function in Benin City. The commandant slumped shortly after delivering his goodwill message at an event organised by the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), held in Benin. Gbenga was…
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 92 suspected internet fraudsters in Edo State. They were apprehended in a sting operation on Monday, September 29, 2025, at various locations within Benin City. According to a statement by the Commission issued via X on Wednesday, the arrests followed credible intelligence…
A grandmother identified as Mrs Otabor has fled her home over illegal abortion procedure for her 15-year-old granddaughter by a ‘local nurse’. The suspected grandmother ran away from her Ogiemwenken Street, Upper Uwa quarter of Benin City, Edo State after the abortion on the stepdaughter who was allegedly raped and impregnated by a self-proclaimed Prophet….
Daredevil gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the BUA Cement Factory located in Okpella, Etsako East local government area of Edo State. NSCDC spokesperson in the state, Ogbebor Efosa, revealed this in a statement made available to Journalists in Benin City,…
Three people reportedly lost their lives in a multiple road accident in Edo State at the weekend. The accident occurred on the Auchi–Okpella–Okene road, by Omega Fire Ministry in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area. It was learnt that the crash involved a Dangote truck and three other vehicles, including a Mercedes GLK. The Mercedes…
The Edo Police Command has nabbed a serving police officer and three other accomplices for allegedly terrorising residents of Benin through acts of brutality, extortion, and armed robbery. The command spokesperson, Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement released in Benin on Sunday. He said the arrest followed a viral video in which a victim…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dr. Joseph Ikpea and Omosede Igbinedion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winners of the Saturday by-elections held in Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency. The two seats in the National Assembly became vacant in September 2024, after the election of Governor Monday…
Residents of Anegbette in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo celebrated a rare feat on Monday after a massive hippopotamus was killed in a local river. The animal, described as a formidable beast, was killed by a local vigilante Patrick David in the Okumuzo River, a tributary of the Alika River. Dozens of youths…